Word: furlong
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Gozzaldi and Abbot will be Harvard's best men in the 100, but it is not likely that either will be able to able to beat Brown of Pennsylvania, Bennett of Cornell, Robertson of Syracuse, or Thomas and Harland of Princeton. In the furlong dash de Gozzaldi will have a chance to beat these five for one of the four places. Captain Mercer of Pennsylvania will run in this event and is likely to take first place...
...Furlong, F.R.G.S., gave an illustrated lecture in the Union last evening, taking as his subject "Tripoli...
...main object of the lecturer will be to present a clear idea of the existing situation in Tripoli in regard to the Turkish-Italian War, with its causes and effects. In addition to this fundamental topic, Mr. Furlong will give an insight into the most typical of the Barbary Capitals, the focus of the great Saharan caravan routes, with pictures illustrating the half-civilized tribes who inhabit the deserts and tablelands of Tripoli. He will also talk on the life of the Grecian sponge-divers of the Mediterranean, and will describe the dramatic incident of the burning of the United...
...writer, Mr. Furlong has contributed many articles on North African and South American topics to magazines. In 1907 he was sent by Harper's Magazine to South America in charge of an exploring expedition which was the first scientific party to penetrate the heart of Tierra-del-Fuego. Mr. Furlong's best-known book is "The Gateway to the Sahara," which was published...
...Furlong in Living Room of Union...